{"id":512,"date":"2016-08-02T05:50:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T05:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereisnewsinthetruth.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2018-01-20T03:30:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T03:30:50","slug":"devotion-challenge-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereisnewsinthetruth.com\/?p=512","title":{"rendered":"#1  Heaven, Where My Possession Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"reg\"><span class=\"reftext\">Matthew 5:3\u00a0 <\/span>Blessed <i>are<\/i> the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"reg\">God dwells with the poor in spirit (Isaiah 57:15) and the poor in spirit dwell with God.\u00a0 The poor in spirit will be his temple and soon God will be their temple (Rev 21:22).\u00a0 Man says that blessed are the rich.\u00a0 God says blessed are the poor.\u00a0If the spirit of man reckons the things of man of no value, then can the Spirit of God\u00a0show man the things of the spirit most valuable (Rom 8:5, 1 Cor 2:11).\u00a0 To be poor in spirit is to be rich in the Holy Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus said to seek first the kingdom of God.\u00a0 Thus, we must seek to be poor in spirit; we must seek to be rich in the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 We must cast away the things of man and mind the things of the Spirit.\u00a0 For our possession is of a heavenly nature; a spiritual possession.\u00a0 Jesus said this kingdom is not of this world; it&#8217;s of heaven.\u00a0 We may be subjects in this earthly kingdom; toiling, paying, suffering.\u00a0 One day, we will reign with him in our heavenly kingdom (2 Tim 2:12; Rom 8:17).<\/p>\n<p class=\"reg\">Blessed indeed!\u00a0 The last will be first!\u00a0 The least will be the greatest!\u00a0 To lack and want now is to possess and be satisfied in eternity!\u00a0 Jesus said, &#8220;If thou wilt be perfect, go <i>and<\/i> sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come <i>and<\/i> follow me. 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